Volkswagen Karmann Ghia

Car Coupe ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Classic

4 production runs ยท 11 variants ยท 6 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia on record.

Netherlands
1956โ€“2005
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1995โ€“2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 20% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Australia Finland Luxembourg Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Switzerland United Kingdom

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Production history, variants & sources

4 production runs ยท 11 variants ยท 6 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1956: 2 vehicles 1957: 6 vehicles 1958: 5 vehicles 1959: 5 vehicles 1960: 7 vehicles 1961: 5 vehicles 1962: 9 vehicles 1963: 12 vehicles 1964: 15 vehicles 1965: 15 vehicles 1966: 15 vehicles 1967: 19 vehicles 1968: 30 vehicles 1969: 43 vehicles 1970: 60 vehicles 60 1971: 55 vehicles 1972: 33 vehicles 1973: 13 vehicles 1974: 13 vehicles 1975: 1 vehicle 1976: 1 vehicle 1979: 2 vehicles 1982: 1 vehicle 1984: 1 vehicle 1994: 1 vehicle 1996: 1 vehicle 1997: 2 vehicles 1998: 1 vehicle 1999: 2 vehicles 2000: 3 vehicles 2001: 1 vehicle 2002: 1 vehicle 2004: 1 vehicle 2005: 1 vehicle 1956 2005
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1995: 1 vehicle 1998: 2 vehicles 1999: 1 vehicle 2000: 3 vehicles 2007: 1 vehicle 2008: 1 vehicle 2009: 2 vehicles 2010: 2 vehicles 2011: 5 vehicles 5 2012: 2 vehicles 2013: 2 vehicles 2014: 2 vehicles 2015: 2 vehicles 2017: 3 vehicles 2019: 4 vehicles 2020: 2 vehicles 2021: 2 vehicles 2023: 4 vehicles 2024: 3 vehicles 2025: 3 vehicles 2026: 2 vehicles 1995 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1956 2
1957 6
1958 5
1959 5
1960 7
1961 5
1962 9
1963 12
1964 15
1965 15
1966 15
1967 19
1968 30
1969 43
1970 60
1971 55
1972 33
1973 13
1974 13
1975 1
1976 1
1979 2
1982 1
1984 1
1994 1
1996 1
1997 2
1998 1
1999 2
2000 3
2001 1
2002 1
2004 1
2005 1
Finland
1995 1
1998 2
1999 1
2000 3
2007 1
2008 1
2009 2
2010 2
2011 5
2012 2
2013 2
2014 2
2015 2
2017 3
2019 4
2020 2
2021 2
2023 4
2024 3
2025 3
2026 2

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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